Chionoides

Chionoides; Temporal range: Late Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Charadriiformes
Genus:	† Chionoides
Species:	†C. australiensis
Binomial name
	†Chionoides australiensis; De Pietri et al., 2016

Last updated January 19, 2026

Chionoides is an extinct monotypic genus of charadriiform bird that lived in Australia during the Chattian stage of the Oligocene epoch.^[1]

Etymology

The generic name Chionoides references the apparent similarity of the taxon to the genus Chionis . The specific epithet of the type species, Chionoides australiensis, references the continent of Australia.^[2]

References

↑ "PBDB Taxon" . Retrieved 17 January 2026.
↑ De Pietri, Vanesa L.; Scofield, R. Paul; Hand, Suzanne J.; Tennyson, Alan J. D.; Worthy, Trevor Henry (25 July 2016). "Sheathbill-like birds (Charadriiformes: Chionoidea) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Australasia". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand . 46 (3–4): 181–199. doi:10.1080/03036758.2016.1194297. ISSN 0303-6758 . Retrieved 17 January 2026– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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[1] "PBDB Taxon" . Retrieved 17 January 2026.

[2] De Pietri, Vanesa L.; Scofield, R. Paul; Hand, Suzanne J.; Tennyson, Alan J. D.; Worthy, Trevor Henry (25 July 2016). "Sheathbill-like birds (Charadriiformes: Chionoidea) from the Oligocene and Miocene of Australasia". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand . 46 (3–4): 181–199. doi:10.1080/03036758.2016.1194297. ISSN 0303-6758 . Retrieved 17 January 2026– via Taylor and Francis Online.

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